Pillow-sham holder.



M. PACH.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 11, 1909.

Patented June 22, 1909.

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MATILDA PAGE, OF LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Application filed April 17, 1909. Serial No. 490,604.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATILDA PAoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lake wood, in the county of Ocean and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holdersand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pillow sham holders and has for an object toprovide a device of the class adapted to be secured to a .metal bed ofordinary construction and to support pillow shams therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide a band adapted toembrace the post of a metal bed and to carry impaling points upon whicha pillow sham may be suspended.

A further object of the invention is to pro- Vide an elastic bandadapted to embrace the post of a metal bed having at one end a securingmeans, one portion of which is an impaling point and at the opposite endan opening or eyelet adapted to engage upon the securing means.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspec tive view of a metal bed with theimproved sham holder applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofthe improved sham holder in operative position but removed from the bed.Fig. 3 is a view of the sham holder extended. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view of the elastic band taken on line 4 1 of Fig. 3 showingone means for connecting the se curing means.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding part throughout theseveral views.

It is well known that the ordinary sham holder is adapted for connectionwith a wooden bed and to be screwed or otherwise permanently securedthereto and is not adapted for use with a metal bed. In the presentinvention a band 10 is provided of any a proved material preferablyelastic althoug not limited to such elastic material as any form of bandmay be employed. The band may be of such length as to properly embracethe post of the bed upon which it is to be used if made of non-elasticmaterial or of elastic material as of such length to stretch to embracethe post and to be held thereon by the elasticity of the band. To securethe band to the post one end is provided with an opening or eyelet 11while the opposite end is provided with a securing means 12substantially in the form of a flat head paper fastener which may be connected with the band in any way as by being inserted through a portionof the material as 13 and the extremity of the material returned andsewed or otherwise secured as indicated at 14 to form a hem 15.

The band is provided with an upwardly projecting impaling point hereshown as at 16 and as forming a part of the securing means 12. It is tobe understood, of course, that any other means for attaching anupstanding impaling point will be as serviceable as forming the impalingpoint as a part of the impaling means but the means illustrated is foundto be the most economical and generally satisfactory.

In use the pillow sham illustrated at 17 is suspended upon the impalingpoints by simply inserting the points through the fabric of the sham theband being moved upwardly or downwardly upon the post of the bed tosecure the proper elevation. Then the sham is not employed upon the bedthe impaling point may be moved out of position by simply rotating theband upon the post thereby turning the impaling points to the back orside as may be more convenient and safe.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a band having atone end an opening, and a securing member at the other end adapted to beinserted through the opening and hav ing one end formed into an impalingpoint.

2. In a device of the class described, an elastic band provided at oneend with an opening, a securing member carried by the other end of theband adapted to be inserted through the opening and having one membersharpened to produce an impaling point.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATILDA PACH.

IVit-nesses ALBERT F. SPENCER, ERNEST E.I1E COMITE.

